A busy afternoon sketching a tiny fraction of the 11,000 animals and 400 species on view at Chester zoo. The baby Asian elephants were charming, the flamingos were like animated brush stokes, and the giraffes were improbable wonders of balance and grace, especially when they ran. I used tea to add tone to the elephant sketches, but I’m not sure if it was Asian or African…

Brown Pigma pen and tea, A5

Blue Pigma pen, water-brush with Lexington grey, water-colour , A5

Brown Pigma pen,  water-brush with lexington grey ink, watercolour, A5